Kenya and Gender
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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- BRIDGE
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Search BRIDGE's database of gender-focused material
- The BLDS gender collection
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Search for the latest gender-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- Preventing gender based violence in Kenya
- J. Crichton; C. N. Musembi; A. Ngugi / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2008
- Intimate-partner violence involves multiple violations of sexual and reproductive rights, with devastating impacts on the health and wellbeing of those affected. This paper from the Institute of Development Studies details the results...
- Designing flexible pensions systems to encompass more workers
- Y. Hu; F. Stewart / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
- Pension reform around the world in recent decades has focused mainly on the formal sector. Consequently, many of those working in the informal sector have been left out of structured pension arrangements, particularly in developing co...
- Gender, education and media – an advocacy guide
- Oxfam, 2008
- Nationally, regionally and internationally millions of individuals and thousands of civil society groups and organisations are campaigning for quality education for all. This guide draws on learning from two “Gender, Education a...
- The socio-economic impacts of HIV/AIDS on women in Kenya
- P. A. Opiyo; T. Yamano; T. S. Jayne 2008
- Public health services are becoming increasingly important in Kenya, where more than 2.5 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. This paper in the International Journal for Equity in Health highlights the socio-economic impacts of HI...
- Enhancing the rights of women to own and inherit property in Kenya
- D Nyong’o; O Ongalo / Policy Project, Futures Group, Washington, 2005
- The right to own and inherit property is a crosscutting right that traverses the realm of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. Emerging legal and social trends, as they relate to the ownership and inheritance of pro...
- How can women be more actively engaged in solving food crises?
- K. Hansen-Kuhn / Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2007
- Over the last few decades, food crises have become a distressingly common phenomena. Women are often at the centre of these emergencies, though the disproportionate impact of hunger on women is too often hidden within statistics, simi...
- Is sexuality sufficiently covered by the media in Africa?
- Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Center, 2005
- What is the extent of print media reportage of sexuality issues in Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa? The findings, conclusions and recommendations of this research are similar. The print media all record low coverage, ...
- How can food aid support womens' role in food crises?
- ActionAid International, 2007
- Women are often at the centre of food crises and are disproportionately affected by hunger, yet their central role in providing solutions is often overlooked. This discussion paper lays out some of the key issues in modern food crises...
- Stopping violence against women: a handbook for development practitioners
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Violence against women manifests itself in different ways in different societies - from psychological abuse and physical harm to early marriage and ritual slavery - and the pathways to success vary. This handbook, intended primarily f...
- Lessons for best practice in confronting violence against women across cultures
- United Nations Population Fund, 2006
- Violence against women is slowly becoming more and more an issue for public debate and action. This report documents 10 case studies from dirferent developing countries that provide examples and lessons informing best practice that ca...
- Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)
- Since Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) is culturally accepted in Kenya, CREAW is committed to transforming society and achieving for women, a just and dignified environment, in which their relation with men is equal, and their rights and freedoms are respected and realized.
- Gender Governance Programme, Kenya
- The overall goal of the GGP is to transform leadership and governance at all levels in Kenya in order to deliver on poverty reduction, access to basic needs and equality between and among persons. The Gender and Governance Programme is in its third phase, and it is a multi-stakeholder programme formulated to deepen the gains of the Engendering Political Process Programme (EPPP) in ensur...
- African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT)
- East African regional women's ICT organisation
- Agency for Co-operation and Research in Development (Acord)
- Alliance addressing rights and social justice in Africa
- African Women's Development & Communication Network (FEMNET)
- Enhancing NGOs contribution to gender mainstreaming, human rights and equality
- FAWE Newsletter (FAWE)
- Updates on the education of women and girls in Africa
- Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
- African NGO aiming to improve education for girls and women
